Justin Kron, Boone County highway engineer, told the Committee of the Whole the county has been carrying out an aggressive paving schedule and is moving into final surface work before shoulder and striping operations.

“We’re doing under a million dollars a week in paving,” Kron said, describing about 600 semi loads of asphalt delivered weekly. He said the crews planned to complete surface road work in June and move to shoulder aggregate and striping.

Board members asked about specific roads: Kron said Garden Prairie Road had been widened by 2.5 feet per side and that paving would likely occur late the following week or the week after. He said County Line Road work was not scheduled this year.

On formal actions, the board approved Resolution 25‑19 to use Motor Fuel Tax (MFT) funds for a bridge/box culvert replacement on Stone Quarry Road near Graham Road; the engineer described the structure as budgeted and part of a multi‑phase design‑build effort with phases 2 and 3 to be bid in the coming months.

The committee also approved an engineering services agreement with Willett Hoffman & Associates for a Pool Road rail‑underpass replacement adjacent to the Canadian National Railroad; Kron said the current timber structure is narrow and single‑lane and that the project will widen the underpass to two lanes with improved horizontal alignment. He said the project is in cooperation with Florida Township and that federal rail and ICC funds are being pursued as major sources of grant funding.

Separately, the board approved a revised Safe Streets and Roads for All grant agreement (SS4A) to procure roadway safety signs and a crash attenuator truck; Kron said the federal grant covers $192,000 and the county’s cash match would be $10,000 with approximately $30,000 in in‑kind work for sign installation and truck modifications.

All motions passed by voice vote; Kron said he will continue to seek third‑party and grant funding for the rail project and return with final negotiated amounts as needed.